NRC seeking real oil on pipeline break
With the rip mended in the fuel pipeline the focus is on how it was caused
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Fuel crisis: 'Hard to believe it took them so long to find out'
New Zealand's ruptured gas pipeline brings back memories for Katikati's Merv Gaelic.
Two flights cancelled as fuel starts to flow
There have been two fuel-related flight cancellations today.
Pipeline wasn't in key infrastructure plan
Bill English's plan for key infrastructure didn't include the ruptured pipeline.
Fuel crisis: Government workers told to cancel air travel
Cancel all non-essential travel - that's the instruction to government departments today.
Pipeline claim - they were 'digging around for a log'
Industry veteran says swamp kauri business has lured 'cowboys' who ignore extraction rules
Kauri log digger damaged oil pipeline
A digger trying to lift swamp kauri damaged the oil pipeline from Marsden Pt to Auckland.
Airport fuel crisis: Govt offers to help as flights cut
Air travel out of Auckland looks set to be disrupted for days after fuel supply was cut.
Auckland Airport fuel crisis: 23 flights cut
All travel out of Auckland Airport looks likely to be disrupted for several days.
Streaker wants public to help him pay fine
The man who streaked at Eden Park on Saturday says his naked jaunt was 'fun'.
Bare cheek: Eden Park streaker charged
A man who streaked at Saturday's All Blacks game has been charged.
Dead whale towed away from harbour
Dead whale towed from harbour after officials thought it may be a shipping hazard.
Pungent algae carpets beach
A red algal bloom is covering the ocean at Uretiti and Ruakaka.
Sharks spotted sunbathing off Ruakaka
Sharks have been caught sun-bathing in the calm tepid waters off Ruakaka - in northern New Zealand.
Pregnant fiancee watches as partner dies
A pregnant woman watched helplessly as rescuers tried to save her fiance after he was pulled from a Northland beach.
How to dress a college kid for under $200
SUP310117NADUNIFORM02.JPG Two polo shirts, two pairs of shorts, three socks, and a physical education shirt for Whangarei Boys' High
Man drowns off Ruakaka Beach
A man has drowned off Ruakaka Beach today after he and two others were swept 100m offshore.
Mutilated seabirds dumped in dunes
A seabird expert has described the discovery of mutilated flesh-footed shearwaters in sand dunes as "barbaric and completely unacceptable''.
Competition for share of filly
One person at the New Zealand Herald Boxing Day Races will win a share in a thoroughbred filly.
Huge fire near Uretiti DOC campsite
A 500sqm vegetation fire near Uretiti Beach DOC campsite, just south of Ruakaka has been contained.
Hundreds of paddle crabs found dumped in dunes
SUP141116NADCRABS.JPGThis huge pile of paddle crabs dumped in sand dunes off Ruakaka Beach has angered locals and sparked an MPI investigation.PHOTO/SUPPLIED By
One dead after crash near Whangarei
Three vehicles were involved in the crash which happened on State Highway 1 south of Whangarei.
'Spaceship' over Northland beach
Fears that aliens were taking over Northland have been allayed by weather experts who say a cloud - not an alien mother ship - was
Family 'devastated' at loss of young father
Kaine Johnston, 23, is remembered by his family as someone who could light up the room with his calming nature.
Police arrest 'professional shoplifter'
Good information from Whangarei store workers led to the arrest of a "professional shoplifter" and her co-offender, police say.
Racing: Fastdane Rocky sets sights on Karaka
All eyes will be on the royally bred 2-year-old Fastdane Rocky as the high-priced yearling sale graduate makes his raceday debut in the Fell Engineering 1000 at Ruakaka tomorrow.